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Cytolysomes in Long-dormant Plant Embryo Cells

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DURING an investigation of the ultrastructure and physiology of dormant plant embryos, it was thought of interest to examine the fine structure of embryos maintained in a dormant state for an abnormally long period by withholding the necessary stimulus for resumption of growth, in this particular case by chilling for a period at 5° C.

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VILLIERS, T. Cytolysomes in Long-dormant Plant Embryo Cells. Nature 214, 1356–1357 (1967). https://doi.org/10.1038/2141356b0

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